Let's get this math done. We have 972 and we're going to multiply it by 481. This is the same as taking 972 and adding it to itself 481 times.
Step 1: 0 + 972 = 972
Step 2: 972 + 972 = 1944
Step 3: 1944 + 972 = 2916
Step 4: 2916 + 972 = 3888
Step 5: 3888 + 972 = 4860
Step 6: 4860 + 972 = 5832
Step 7: 5832 + 972 = 6804
Step 8: 6804 + 972 = 7776
Step 9: 7776 + 972 = 8748
Step 10: 8748 + 972 = 9720
Step 11: 9720 + 972 = 10692
Step 12: 10692 + 972 = 11664
Step 13: 11664 + 972 = 12636
Step 14: 12636 + 972 = 13608
Step 15: 13608 + 972 = 14580
Step 16: 14580 + 972 = 15552
Step 17: 15552 + 972 = 16524
Step 18: 16524 + 972 = 17496
Step 19: 17496 + 972 = 18468
Step 20: 18468 + 972 = 19440
Step 21: 19440 + 972 = 20412
Step 22: 20412 + 972 = 21384
Step 23: 21384 + 972 = 22356
Step 24: 22356 + 972 = 23328
Step 25: 23328 + 972 = 24300
Step 26: 24300 + 972 = 25272
Step 27: 25272 + 972 = 26244
Step 28: 26244 + 972 = 27216
Step 29: 27216 + 972 = 28188
Step 30: 28188 + 972 = 29160
Step 31: 29160 + 972 = 30132
Step 32: 30132 + 972 = 31104
Step 33: 31104 + 972 = 32076
Step 34: 32076 + 972 = 33048
Step 35: 33048 + 972 = 34020
Step 36: 34020 + 972 = 34992
Step 37: 34992 + 972 = 35964
Step 38: 35964 + 972 = 36936
Step 39: 36936 + 972 = 37908
Step 40: 37908 + 972 = 38880
Step 41: 38880 + 972 = 39852
Step 42: 39852 + 972 = 40824
Step 43: 40824 + 972 = 41796
Step 44: 41796 + 972 = 42768
Step 45: 42768 + 972 = 43740
Step 46: 43740 + 972 = 44712
Step 47: 44712 + 972 = 45684
Step 48: 45684 + 972 = 46656
Step 49: 46656 + 972 = 47628
Step 50: 47628 + 972 = 48600
Step 51: 48600 + 972 = 49572
Step 52: 49572 + 972 = 50544
Step 53: 50544 + 972 = 51516
Step 54: 51516 + 972 = 52488
Step 55: 52488 + 972 = 53460
Step 56: 53460 + 972 = 54432
Step 57: 54432 + 972 = 55404
Step 58: 55404 + 972 = 56376
Step 59: 56376 + 972 = 57348
Step 60: 57348 + 972 = 58320
Step 61: 58320 + 972 = 59292
Step 62: 59292 + 972 = 60264
Step 63: 60264 + 972 = 61236
Step 64: 61236 + 972 = 62208
Step 65: 62208 + 972 = 63180
Step 66: 63180 + 972 = 64152
Step 67: 64152 + 972 = 65124
Step 68: 65124 + 972 = 66096
Step 69: 66096 + 972 = 67068
Step 70: 67068 + 972 = 68040
Step 71: 68040 + 972 = 69012
Step 72: 69012 + 972 = 69984
Step 73: 69984 + 972 = 70956
Step 74: 70956 + 972 = 71928
Step 75: 71928 + 972 = 72900
Step 76: 72900 + 972 = 73872
Step 77: 73872 + 972 = 74844
Step 78: 74844 + 972 = 75816
Step 79: 75816 + 972 = 76788
Step 80: 76788 + 972 = 77760
Step 81: 77760 + 972 = 78732
Step 82: 78732 + 972 = 79704
Step 83: 79704 + 972 = 80676
Step 84: 80676 + 972 = 81648
Step 85: 81648 + 972 = 82620
Step 86: 82620 + 972 = 83592
Step 87: 83592 + 972 = 84564
Step 88: 84564 + 972 = 85536
Step 89: 85536 + 972 = 86508
Step 90: 86508 + 972 = 87480
Step 91: 87480 + 972 = 88452
Step 92: 88452 + 972 = 89424
Step 93: 89424 + 972 = 90396
Step 94: 90396 + 972 = 91368
Step 95: 91368 + 972 = 92340
Step 96: 92340 + 972 = 93312
Step 97: 93312 + 972 = 94284
Step 98: 94284 + 972 = 95256
Step 99: 95256 + 972 = 96228
Step 100: 96228 + 972 = 97200
Step 101: 97200 + 972 = 98172
Step 102: 98172 + 972 = 99144
Step 103: 99144 + 972 = 100116
Step 104: 100116 + 972 = 101088
Step 105: 101088 + 972 = 102060
Step 106: 102060 + 972 = 103032
Step 107: 103032 + 972 = 104004
Step 108: 104004 + 972 = 104976
Step 109: 104976 + 972 = 105948
Step 110: 105948 + 972 = 106920
Step 111: 106920 + 972 = 107892
Step 112: 107892 + 972 = 108864
Step 113: 108864 + 972 = 109836
Step 114: 109836 + 972 = 110808
Step 115: 110808 + 972 = 111780
Step 116: 111780 + 972 = 112752
Step 117: 112752 + 972 = 113724
Step 118: 113724 + 972 = 114696
Step 119: 114696 + 972 = 115668
Step 120: 115668 + 972 = 116640
Step 121: 116640 + 972 = 117612
Step 122: 117612 + 972 = 118584
Step 123: 118584 + 972 = 119556
Step 124: 119556 + 972 = 120528
Step 125: 120528 + 972 = 121500
Step 126: 121500 + 972 = 122472
Step 127: 122472 + 972 = 123444
Step 128: 123444 + 972 = 124416
Step 129: 124416 + 972 = 125388
Step 130: 125388 + 972 = 126360
Step 131: 126360 + 972 = 127332
Step 132: 127332 + 972 = 128304
Step 133: 128304 + 972 = 129276
Step 134: 129276 + 972 = 130248
Step 135: 130248 + 972 = 131220
Step 136: 131220 + 972 = 132192
Step 137: 132192 + 972 = 133164
Step 138: 133164 + 972 = 134136
Step 139: 134136 + 972 = 135108
Step 140: 135108 + 972 = 136080
Step 141: 136080 + 972 = 137052
Step 142: 137052 + 972 = 138024
Step 143: 138024 + 972 = 138996
Step 144: 138996 + 972 = 139968
Step 145: 139968 + 972 = 140940
Step 146: 140940 + 972 = 141912
Step 147: 141912 + 972 = 142884
Step 148: 142884 + 972 = 143856
Step 149: 143856 + 972 = 144828
Step 150: 144828 + 972 = 145800
Step 151: 145800 + 972 = 146772
Step 152: 146772 + 972 = 147744
Step 153: 147744 + 972 = 148716
Step 154: 148716 + 972 = 149688
Step 155: 149688 + 972 = 150660
Step 156: 150660 + 972 = 151632
Step 157: 151632 + 972 = 152604
Step 158: 152604 + 972 = 153576
Step 159: 153576 + 972 = 154548
Step 160: 154548 + 972 = 155520
Step 161: 155520 + 972 = 156492
Step 162: 156492 + 972 = 157464
Step 163: 157464 + 972 = 158436
Step 164: 158436 + 972 = 159408
Step 165: 159408 + 972 = 160380
Step 166: 160380 + 972 = 161352
Step 167: 161352 + 972 = 162324
Step 168: 162324 + 972 = 163296
Step 169: 163296 + 972 = 164268
Step 170: 164268 + 972 = 165240
Step 171: 165240 + 972 = 166212
Step 172: 166212 + 972 = 167184
Step 173: 167184 + 972 = 168156
Step 174: 168156 + 972 = 169128
Step 175: 169128 + 972 = 170100
Step 176: 170100 + 972 = 171072
Step 177: 171072 + 972 = 172044
Step 178: 172044 + 972 = 173016
Step 179: 173016 + 972 = 173988
Step 180: 173988 + 972 = 174960
Step 181: 174960 + 972 = 175932
Step 182: 175932 + 972 = 176904
Step 183: 176904 + 972 = 177876
Step 184: 177876 + 972 = 178848
Step 185: 178848 + 972 = 179820
Step 186: 179820 + 972 = 180792
Step 187: 180792 + 972 = 181764
Step 188: 181764 + 972 = 182736
Step 189: 182736 + 972 = 183708
Step 190: 183708 + 972 = 184680
Step 191: 184680 + 972 = 185652
Step 192: 185652 + 972 = 186624
Step 193: 186624 + 972 = 187596
Step 194: 187596 + 972 = 188568
Step 195: 188568 + 972 = 189540
Step 196: 189540 + 972 = 190512
Step 197: 190512 + 972 = 191484
Step 198: 191484 + 972 = 192456
Step 199: 192456 + 972 = 193428
Step 200: 193428 + 972 = 194400
Step 201: 194400 + 972 = 195372
Step 202: 195372 + 972 = 196344
Step 203: 196344 + 972 = 197316
Step 204: 197316 + 972 = 198288
Step 205: 198288 + 972 = 199260
Step 206: 199260 + 972 = 200232
Step 207: 200232 + 972 = 201204
Step 208: 201204 + 972 = 202176
Step 209: 202176 + 972 = 203148
Step 210: 203148 + 972 = 204120
Step 211: 204120 + 972 = 205092
Step 212: 205092 + 972 = 206064
Step 213: 206064 + 972 = 207036
Step 214: 207036 + 972 = 208008
Step 215: 208008 + 972 = 208980
Step 216: 208980 + 972 = 209952
Step 217: 209952 + 972 = 210924
Step 218: 210924 + 972 = 211896
Step 219: 211896 + 972 = 212868
Step 220: 212868 + 972 = 213840
Step 221: 213840 + 972 = 214812
Step 222: 214812 + 972 = 215784
Step 223: 215784 + 972 = 216756
Step 224: 216756 + 972 = 217728
Step 225: 217728 + 972 = 218700
Step 226: 218700 + 972 = 219672
Step 227: 219672 + 972 = 220644
Step 228: 220644 + 972 = 221616
Step 229: 221616 + 972 = 222588
Step 230: 222588 + 972 = 223560
Step 231: 223560 + 972 = 224532
Step 232: 224532 + 972 = 225504
Step 233: 225504 + 972 = 226476
Step 234: 226476 + 972 = 227448
Step 235: 227448 + 972 = 228420
Step 236: 228420 + 972 = 229392
Step 237: 229392 + 972 = 230364
Step 238: 230364 + 972 = 231336
Step 239: 231336 + 972 = 232308
Step 240: 232308 + 972 = 233280
Step 241: 233280 + 972 = 234252
Step 242: 234252 + 972 = 235224
Step 243: 235224 + 972 = 236196
Step 244: 236196 + 972 = 237168
Step 245: 237168 + 972 = 238140
Step 246: 238140 + 972 = 239112
Step 247: 239112 + 972 = 240084
Step 248: 240084 + 972 = 241056
Step 249: 241056 + 972 = 242028
Step 250: 242028 + 972 = 243000
Step 251: 243000 + 972 = 243972
Step 252: 243972 + 972 = 244944
Step 253: 244944 + 972 = 245916
Step 254: 245916 + 972 = 246888
Step 255: 246888 + 972 = 247860
Step 256: 247860 + 972 = 248832
Step 257: 248832 + 972 = 249804
Step 258: 249804 + 972 = 250776
Step 259: 250776 + 972 = 251748
Step 260: 251748 + 972 = 252720
Step 261: 252720 + 972 = 253692
Step 262: 253692 + 972 = 254664
Step 263: 254664 + 972 = 255636
Step 264: 255636 + 972 = 256608
Step 265: 256608 + 972 = 257580
Step 266: 257580 + 972 = 258552
Step 267: 258552 + 972 = 259524
Step 268: 259524 + 972 = 260496
Step 269: 260496 + 972 = 261468
Step 270: 261468 + 972 = 262440
Step 271: 262440 + 972 = 263412
Step 272: 263412 + 972 = 264384
Step 273: 264384 + 972 = 265356
Step 274: 265356 + 972 = 266328
Step 275: 266328 + 972 = 267300
Step 276: 267300 + 972 = 268272
Step 277: 268272 + 972 = 269244
Step 278: 269244 + 972 = 270216
Step 279: 270216 + 972 = 271188
Step 280: 271188 + 972 = 272160
Step 281: 272160 + 972 = 273132
Step 282: 273132 + 972 = 274104
Step 283: 274104 + 972 = 275076
Step 284: 275076 + 972 = 276048
Step 285: 276048 + 972 = 277020
Step 286: 277020 + 972 = 277992
Step 287: 277992 + 972 = 278964
Step 288: 278964 + 972 = 279936
Step 289: 279936 + 972 = 280908
Step 290: 280908 + 972 = 281880
Step 291: 281880 + 972 = 282852
Step 292: 282852 + 972 = 283824
Step 293: 283824 + 972 = 284796
Step 294: 284796 + 972 = 285768
Step 295: 285768 + 972 = 286740
Step 296: 286740 + 972 = 287712
Step 297: 287712 + 972 = 288684
Step 298: 288684 + 972 = 289656
Step 299: 289656 + 972 = 290628
Step 300: 290628 + 972 = 291600
Step 301: 291600 + 972 = 292572
Step 302: 292572 + 972 = 293544
Step 303: 293544 + 972 = 294516
Step 304: 294516 + 972 = 295488
Step 305: 295488 + 972 = 296460
Step 306: 296460 + 972 = 297432
Step 307: 297432 + 972 = 298404
Step 308: 298404 + 972 = 299376
Step 309: 299376 + 972 = 300348
Step 310: 300348 + 972 = 301320
Step 311: 301320 + 972 = 302292
Step 312: 302292 + 972 = 303264
Step 313: 303264 + 972 = 304236
Step 314: 304236 + 972 = 305208
Step 315: 305208 + 972 = 306180
Step 316: 306180 + 972 = 307152
Step 317: 307152 + 972 = 308124
Step 318: 308124 + 972 = 309096
Step 319: 309096 + 972 = 310068
Step 320: 310068 + 972 = 311040
Step 321: 311040 + 972 = 312012
Step 322: 312012 + 972 = 312984
Step 323: 312984 + 972 = 313956
Step 324: 313956 + 972 = 314928
Step 325: 314928 + 972 = 315900
Step 326: 315900 + 972 = 316872
Step 327: 316872 + 972 = 317844
Step 328: 317844 + 972 = 318816
Step 329: 318816 + 972 = 319788
Step 330: 319788 + 972 = 320760
Step 331: 320760 + 972 = 321732
Step 332: 321732 + 972 = 322704
Step 333: 322704 + 972 = 323676
Step 334: 323676 + 972 = 324648
Step 335: 324648 + 972 = 325620
Step 336: 325620 + 972 = 326592
Step 337: 326592 + 972 = 327564
Step 338: 327564 + 972 = 328536
Step 339: 328536 + 972 = 329508
Step 340: 329508 + 972 = 330480
Step 341: 330480 + 972 = 331452
Step 342: 331452 + 972 = 332424
Step 343: 332424 + 972 = 333396
Step 344: 333396 + 972 = 334368
Step 345: 334368 + 972 = 335340
Step 346: 335340 + 972 = 336312
Step 347: 336312 + 972 = 337284
Step 348: 337284 + 972 = 338256
Step 349: 338256 + 972 = 339228
Step 350: 339228 + 972 = 340200
Step 351: 340200 + 972 = 341172
Step 352: 341172 + 972 = 342144
Step 353: 342144 + 972 = 343116
Step 354: 343116 + 972 = 344088
Step 355: 344088 + 972 = 345060
Step 356: 345060 + 972 = 346032
Step 357: 346032 + 972 = 347004
Step 358: 347004 + 972 = 347976
Step 359: 347976 + 972 = 348948
Step 360: 348948 + 972 = 349920
Step 361: 349920 + 972 = 350892
Step 362: 350892 + 972 = 351864
Step 363: 351864 + 972 = 352836
Step 364: 352836 + 972 = 353808
Step 365: 353808 + 972 = 354780
Step 366: 354780 + 972 = 355752
Step 367: 355752 + 972 = 356724
Step 368: 356724 + 972 = 357696
Step 369: 357696 + 972 = 358668
Step 370: 358668 + 972 = 359640
Step 371: 359640 + 972 = 360612
Step 372: 360612 + 972 = 361584
Step 373: 361584 + 972 = 362556
Step 374: 362556 + 972 = 363528
Step 375: 363528 + 972 = 364500
Step 376: 364500 + 972 = 365472
Step 377: 365472 + 972 = 366444
Step 378: 366444 + 972 = 367416
Step 379: 367416 + 972 = 368388
Step 380: 368388 + 972 = 369360
Step 381: 369360 + 972 = 370332
Step 382: 370332 + 972 = 371304
Step 383: 371304 + 972 = 372276
Step 384: 372276 + 972 = 373248
Step 385: 373248 + 972 = 374220
Step 386: 374220 + 972 = 375192
Step 387: 375192 + 972 = 376164
Step 388: 376164 + 972 = 377136
Step 389: 377136 + 972 = 378108
Step 390: 378108 + 972 = 379080
Step 391: 379080 + 972 = 380052
Step 392: 380052 + 972 = 381024
Step 393: 381024 + 972 = 381996
Step 394: 381996 + 972 = 382968
Step 395: 382968 + 972 = 383940
Step 396: 383940 + 972 = 384912
Step 397: 384912 + 972 = 385884
Step 398: 385884 + 972 = 386856
Step 399: 386856 + 972 = 387828
Step 400: 387828 + 972 = 388800
Step 401: 388800 + 972 = 389772
Step 402: 389772 + 972 = 390744
Step 403: 390744 + 972 = 391716
Step 404: 391716 + 972 = 392688
Step 405: 392688 + 972 = 393660
Step 406: 393660 + 972 = 394632
Step 407: 394632 + 972 = 395604
Step 408: 395604 + 972 = 396576
Step 409: 396576 + 972 = 397548
Step 410: 397548 + 972 = 398520
Step 411: 398520 + 972 = 399492
Step 412: 399492 + 972 = 400464
Step 413: 400464 + 972 = 401436
Step 414: 401436 + 972 = 402408
Step 415: 402408 + 972 = 403380
Step 416: 403380 + 972 = 404352
Step 417: 404352 + 972 = 405324
Step 418: 405324 + 972 = 406296
Step 419: 406296 + 972 = 407268
Step 420: 407268 + 972 = 408240
Step 421: 408240 + 972 = 409212
Step 422: 409212 + 972 = 410184
Step 423: 410184 + 972 = 411156
Step 424: 411156 + 972 = 412128
Step 425: 412128 + 972 = 413100
Step 426: 413100 + 972 = 414072
Step 427: 414072 + 972 = 415044
Step 428: 415044 + 972 = 416016
Step 429: 416016 + 972 = 416988
Step 430: 416988 + 972 = 417960
Step 431: 417960 + 972 = 418932
Step 432: 418932 + 972 = 419904
Step 433: 419904 + 972 = 420876
Step 434: 420876 + 972 = 421848
Step 435: 421848 + 972 = 422820
Step 436: 422820 + 972 = 423792
Step 437: 423792 + 972 = 424764
Step 438: 424764 + 972 = 425736
Step 439: 425736 + 972 = 426708
Step 440: 426708 + 972 = 427680
Step 441: 427680 + 972 = 428652
Step 442: 428652 + 972 = 429624
Step 443: 429624 + 972 = 430596
Step 444: 430596 + 972 = 431568
Step 445: 431568 + 972 = 432540
Step 446: 432540 + 972 = 433512
Step 447: 433512 + 972 = 434484
Step 448: 434484 + 972 = 435456
Step 449: 435456 + 972 = 436428
Step 450: 436428 + 972 = 437400
Step 451: 437400 + 972 = 438372
Step 452: 438372 + 972 = 439344
Step 453: 439344 + 972 = 440316
Step 454: 440316 + 972 = 441288
Step 455: 441288 + 972 = 442260
Step 456: 442260 + 972 = 443232
Step 457: 443232 + 972 = 444204
Step 458: 444204 + 972 = 445176
Step 459: 445176 + 972 = 446148
Step 460: 446148 + 972 = 447120
Step 461: 447120 + 972 = 448092
Step 462: 448092 + 972 = 449064
Step 463: 449064 + 972 = 450036
Step 464: 450036 + 972 = 451008
Step 465: 451008 + 972 = 451980
Step 466: 451980 + 972 = 452952
Step 467: 452952 + 972 = 453924
Step 468: 453924 + 972 = 454896
Step 469: 454896 + 972 = 455868
Step 470: 455868 + 972 = 456840
Step 471: 456840 + 972 = 457812
Step 472: 457812 + 972 = 458784
Step 473: 458784 + 972 = 459756
Step 474: 459756 + 972 = 460728
Step 475: 460728 + 972 = 461700
Step 476: 461700 + 972 = 462672
Step 477: 462672 + 972 = 463644
Step 478: 463644 + 972 = 464616
Step 479: 464616 + 972 = 465588
Step 480: 465588 + 972 = 466560
Step 481: 466560 + 972 = 467532

So, 972*481 = 467532